VOA慢速英语:Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Three)

1.dismiss vt.解雇，把…免职; 遣散
例句：Let's dismiss our troubles.
咱们别想这些烦人的事了。

2.increase vt.增加，增大，增多
例句：The population continues to increase
人口继续增长。

3.enslave vt.奴役; 征服; 使成为奴隶
例句：They applied the carrot and stick to enslave the people in the colonies.
他们使用胡萝卜加大棒的手段来奴役殖民地人民。

4.attack vt.攻击，进攻，抨击
例句：He has a big task on his hand and he begins to attack it without delay.
他手中有繁重的工作,他赶紧着手做。

5.reunite vt.再次联合; 使重聚; 使再结合
例句：She and her youngest son were finally allowed to be reunited with their family
她和小儿子终于得到允许和家人团聚。

6.realize vt.实现; 了解，意识到;
例句：I came to realize that he was right.
我终于认识到他是对的。

7.escape vt.逃脱; 逃离; 躲过; 泄露
例句：A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England
一名囚犯从英格兰北部的一所监狱中越狱。

8.shock vt.使休克; 使震惊; 使震动
例句：I'm sorry to shock you.
让你受惊了，非常抱歉。